Bad-smelling Alkanet vs European Free-tailed Bat

Alkanna maleolens compared with Tadarida teniotis

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while European Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	European Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (पादप)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class	Magnoliopsida (मैग्नोलियोप्सीडा)	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Chiroptera (चमगादड़)
Family	Boraginaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Alkanna	Tadarida
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Tadarida teniotis

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

European Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	European Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bad-smelling Alkanet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

European Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Portugal.

Bad-smelling Alkanet

The Bad-smelling Alkanet (Alkanna maleolens) is a species in the genus Alkanna. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.